In Jomsom! Tonight we had our first shower in over 70 days. Glorious. Has to be experienced personally to be fully appreciated! Who's up for the challenge?! We also had 2 dinners each and 8 cups of hot chocolate and sweet milky tea, each! Yum. Today there were so many incredible eagles soaring all around … Continue reading sat phone update May 29
Successful pass crossing but we chose to take a 'local trail' down as a shortcut. Turns out it is a heap of shit! Stranded by more snowmelt. If you saw our sleeping spot you'd crack up. We're sleeping in a sea of boulders and the path is nearly fit for mountain goats!! Will be able … Continue reading second sat phone update May 26
Sweet campsite at 5000m, just making porridge to send us over another pass today. Tried soaking it and woke up to frozen solid oats 🙂 At this altitude we are usually happy with luke warm tucker anyway. You should have seen our dinner last night - a sludge of beaten rice, oats, potatoes and barley … Continue reading sat phone update May 26
Before 11am and we have been stranded by rapidly rising snowmelt river already. Managed to do five crossings but wet up to belly button. Too dodgy now so an early camp it is! You have to work with nature here or you get dominated. In one week we will be able to devour a yak … Continue reading sat phone update May 22
Went over another 5,000m+ pass two days ago and then found PEANUT BUTTER, we polished off a whole jar by the spoonful! We are now basking in the morning sun at 4,500m ready to tackle a 5,400m pass. Lately we have been stunted by swollen streams and forced to camp early - snowmelt turns the … Continue reading sat phone update May 21
Ended up spending 6 nights in Shey Gompa. Such an amazing time with the lama and his wife. She had tears in her eyes when we left. She sent us on our way over another 5,000m pass with a small bag of boiled potatoes and some clumps of raw sugar! Spent two nights in Saldang … Continue reading sat phone update May 15
Another snow storm and epic pass crossing over 5,300m. Waist deep snow in many places, but mostly thigh deep. We are constantly falling through, often having to dig each others feet out. First day anyone has crossed this year. Now safe in Shey Gompa, snowed in by three passes! We are staying in the oldest … Continue reading sat phone update May 7
1pm and we are at a sweet camp spot at 4700m in sun, in singlets! Been watching himalayan tahr and marmots. Had a snow storm yesterday and bivvied under a rock. Day before we camped with Tibetan nomads, great times around the fire with them and we managed to buy four cups of rice - … Continue reading sat phone update May 5
They are safe, Dulkara was 5 min from finishing the latest blog update but the power went out again. They are making a detour tomorrow to get new camera batteries after the crazy power supply fried the old batteries. They haven’t been able to take photos for the last two weeks. Dulkara is hoping to … Continue reading A short update 17 April
